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Colin Gasko of Rogue Chocolatier makes artisan chocolate from beans to bar in a factory the size of your bedroom. We just saw Gasko in a feature on the new Gourmet website, and we couldn't have been more fascinated by this 22-year-old's quixotic chocolate factory.
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Recent comments
Both bars are likely to be the best chocolate the average person will ever eat. The Ocumare bar is more suited to the average person, being more conventionally flavored, but my personal favorite is the Sambriano, with its light mouth feel and citrus notes that complement the richness in the bar.
If you're like most people, you've tried 70% chocolate bars by the big makers and likely found them to be somewhat bitter (Green & Black's -- now owned by Cadbury, hence the downgrade in their chocolate's quality) or almost inedible in their burnt-and-dusty taste (Hershey's). You will not, repeat, not, get these sensations from Rogue Chocolatier's products. They are smooth as silk and as complex as a symphony, with the different flavors making their entry on your tastebuds in stages. (Oh, and he has a whole bunch of new bars out that I can't wait to try!)
Colin Gasko is on his way to greatness -- I can see him being the best chocolatier in America by the time he's thirty, and he's more than halfway on his way to being there right now. khafara on Feb 14, 2008
Both bars are likely to be the best chocolate the average person will ever eat. The Ocumare bar is more suited to the average person, being more conventionally flavored, but my personal favorite is the Sambriano, with its light mouth feel and citrus notes that complement the richness in the bar.
If you're like most people, you've tried 70% chocolate bars by the big makers and likely found them to be somewhat bitter (Green & Black's -- now owned by Cadbury, hence the downgrade in their chocolate's quality) or almost inedible in their burnt-and-dusty taste (Hershey's). You will not, repeat, not, get these sensations from Rogue Chocolatier's products. They are smooth as silk and as complex as a symphony, with the different flavors making their entry on your tastebuds in stages. (Oh, and he has a whole bunch of new bars out that I can't wait to try!)
Colin Gasko is on his way to greatness -- I can see him being the best chocolatier in America by the time he's thirty, and he's more than halfway on his way to being there right now. khafara on Feb 14, 2008